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high 7.5

CVE-2026-45332 json

Automad Broken Access Control: unauthenticated exposure of administrator bcrypt password hashes and TOTP secrets via public API endpoint

published 5mo ago modified 14d ago also EUVD-2026-32980 , GHSA-xm76-r88j-vm3g

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Automad is a flat-file content management system and template engine. From 2.0.0-alpha.1 to 2.0.0-beta.27, a Broken Access Control vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the bcrypt password hash of every administrator account with a single POST request. The /_api/user-collection/create-first-user setup endpoint remains publicly accessible once initial configuration is complete and returns full serialized user data in the JSON response body. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.28.

Patch / fix

  • packagist automad/automad 2.0.0-beta.28
  • automad automad 2.0.0-beta.28

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
5mo ago

Exploit prediction

1.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template Automad < 2.0.0-beta.28 - Unauthenticated Admin Password Hash Disclosure nuclei detection template
  • github.com https://github.com/marcantondahmen/automad/security/advisories/GHSA-xm76-r88j-vm3g referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist automad/automad
>=2.0.0-alpha.1, <2.0.0-beta.28
2.0.0-beta.28

Affected products

  • marcantondahmen automad

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

References

Sources

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